Tens of thousands of sows pointed to the surrounding Gold-Eating Wanderers. Jiang Hao saw them moving rapidly around the platform, as if they might pounce at any moment. In the distance, not a single flag could be seen anymore.

"These Dark Gold-level Gold-Eating Wanderers have already become aggressive. If we continue downwards, the Diamond-level ones will probably pounce on us directly. The platform simply cannot withstand their attacks."

"Okay, let's do it here then."

Jiang Hao raised his staff and swung it down at the diamond-level Gold-Eating Wraiths below the platform. One after another, the enormous Gold-Eating Wraiths were pulled over by Jiang Hao, only to be instantly killed by his overwhelming attack. Their bodies shattered with a pop, and a golden stone the size of a basketball fell to the ground with a clatter.

With an agility of 457, Jiang Hao could swing his staff twice per second. Thus, in the dark abyss, amidst the gentle, lingering light, the sounds of popping and clanging echoed incessantly, even acquiring a certain rhythm.

Tens of thousands of sows were already sweating profusely from moving the stones.

But the lure of 50 gold coins for a single stone kept him from feeling tired at all.

Pop! Clang!

This time the sound was even louder, and tens of thousands of sows quickly turned their heads to look, only to see a golden stone the size of a small washbasin lying quietly at Jiang Hao's feet.

This must be something only an epic-level Gold Eater can drop, right?

Tens of thousands of sows looked up at Jiang Hao, only to find that with a wave of his staff, a gold-eating ghost the size of half a platform was pulled onto the platform. Then, with a pop and a clang, another golden stone the size of a face plate fell down.

"Hey? Boss, what's going on? How can there be such a huge Gold-Eating Wanderer?"

Jiang Hao pointed to the clusters of lights that flickered on and off outside the platform and said.

"I can pull over something this big just by pointing at a slightly dim ball of light. How many gold coins can I exchange this stone for?"

"Holy crap! Bro, this one might be epic! Bro, can you pull any monster you can see? Does your talent have no distance limit?"

"You're right. As of now, I can pull any monster I can see over. There shouldn't be any distance limit, right?"

Jiang Hao waved his staff casually as he answered. Anyway, whatever was pulled over from below, whether it was the size of a small refrigerator or half a platform, it was all an instant kill.

Clang, clang, stones crashed onto the platform—that was the sound of gold coins arriving in the account!

The tens of thousands of sows were working frantically, stuffing pieces of food into their backpacks. After an unknown amount of time, when no more light could be seen below the platform, Jiang Hao turned his gaze back to the front of the platform.

The Dark Gold-level Gold-Eating Wanderers who had previously tried to surround him were now all keeping their distance. However, the orbs of light around them were like fireflies in the dark. As Jiang Hao waved his staff, the orbs of light began to disappear one by one, shattering on the platform and exploding into golden stones the size of goose eggs.

After Jiang Hao wiped out all the Dark Gold-level Gold-Eating Wanderers, the tens of thousands of sows had no choice but to manipulate the platform upwards again. Slowly, as they reached a more populated area, their unique method of fishing for gold finally attracted attention. Especially as the surrounding orbs of light dwindled, the commotion grew increasingly louder.

"Holy crap, those two are incredibly lucky! Those gold-eating spirits actually went to deliver themselves to them!"

"I'll give you a piece of my mind! Are gold-eating spirits that stupid? It's clearly the staff in that person's hand! That staff can attract gold-eating spirits!"

"Wow, is this staff a brand new product from the Black Dragon Empire? It can catch two fish in a second! That's incredibly efficient! And it can even catch Silver-level Gold-Eating Wanderers! That's amazing!"

As the number of orbs of light in the void decreased, more and more other platforms appeared around the platform where Jiang Hao and his companion were standing. However, the light was too dim, and Jiang Hao could not make out the faces of the people standing on the other platforms.

"Hey bro, where did you buy that staff?"

"Number 1810".

Jiang Hao was about to say that this was a beginner's staff when he heard tens of thousands of sows answer in advance.

"In Realm 1810, even the Dragon King said you can buy it at the equipment shop. However, this staff is a limited edition; only one is sold per month."

A murmur of discussion immediately arose around them.

"Damn, Realm 1810. Brothers, let's scatter. This staff is not something we can get our hands on."

"Hurry up, hurry up! Those two on the platform are probably in a good mood today. If we disturb them, we'll be in big trouble later."

"Let's call it a day. If you mess with the wrong person, you won't even know how you died."

Hearing the strange discussions around him, Jiang Hao glanced almost imperceptibly at the tens of thousands of sows. Unexpectedly, the sows still maintained their calm smiles, but the few words they uttered through clenched teeth sent a chill down Jiang Hao's spine.

"Don't look at me, keep fishing!"

Seeing the trembling legs of tens of thousands of sows, Jiang Hao knew this was not the time to ask questions, so he quickly continued to wave the staff in his hand.

Finally, when tens of thousands of sows returned to their starting point on the platform, the entire abyss was almost completely wiped out of the Gold-Eating Wanderers. Only after stepping onto the exit teleportation array did Jiang Hao finally see the tens of thousands of sows breathe a sigh of relief.

"What just happened?"

"We've been targeted. If we had shown even the slightest abnormality just now, we'd probably be killed and our bodies disposed of by now."

"Huh, why?"

"Why? When you're out and about, never flaunt your wealth. Do you know how much gold ore we caught this time, and how many people were just lurking in the shadows plotting to kill us?"

Jiang Hao was completely dumbfounded.

"Weren't we just in a game? Could they possibly kill us?"

He didn't know how to explain the tens of thousands of sows. It took him a long time to finally speak.

"If we die, all the gold ore will be released! Are you willing to let that happen?"

Jiang Hao was naturally reluctant, so he remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging his statement. Jiang Hao turned his head and looked at the empty abyss, which was now nothing but darkness.

"Don't worry about not being able to fish anymore. In a couple of days, this place will be full of gold-eating ghosts again."

"I estimate that we've only managed to catch one-tenth of the entire gold mine this time."

Seeing Jiang Hao's reluctant gaze, the tens of thousands of sows had no choice but to speak up and persuade him. Only then did Jiang Hao reveal a harmless, childlike smile.

Using the teleportation array, the two returned to the Black Dragon Palace.

Jiang Hao suddenly noticed that the health bars of tens of thousands of sows were flashing. Upon closer inspection, he realized that each sow lost 1 point of health every second, and then automatically recovered to full.

"Hey, what's wrong with your health bar? Why is it constantly dropping? Could it be that a powerful expert is secretly attacking you?"

"What the hell are you talking about!"

The tens of thousands of sows said with resentment.

"I carried over ten tons of gold ore in one go, I'm so exhausted!"